SD Memory Card Formatter for Linux

Re:SD Memory Card Formatter for Linux by senko on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @02:37AM (#35610679)

Is closed source not allowed for Linux?

If you want an open source SD card formatter for Linux, you can mkfs.vfat /dev/mmcblk0 all day long, works just fine.

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Re:SD Memory Card Formatter for Linux by soulofmischief on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @03:14AM (#35610929)

It's allowed but people who use Linux want to know about these things ahead of time, as many of us seek to reduce the amount of closed-sourced code running on our systems to give us peace of mind.

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Re:SD Memory Card Formatter for Linux by rbanffy on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @05:00AM (#35611589)

Would you entrust a software you can’t audit to format your computer’s disks?

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Re:SD Memory Card Formatter for Linux by senko on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @05:09AM (#35611648)

People who use Windows or Mac do that all the time?

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Re:SD Memory Card Formatter for Linux by MikusR on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @08:59AM (#35613402)

Would you entrust a software you can’t audit to format a device with software you can’t audit?

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